All our lives we’ve been those kind of people, when we have a picnic or camping we don’t just clear up our own litter, we go around and pick up other peoples’ too […] that’s just our policy, leave a place cleaner than you found it.

Two British nuclear engineers, husband and wife, live near the seaside in a modest cottage assigned to them following a nearby nuclear disaster in the plant where they used to work. A former colleague drops by unexpectedly after 38 years, seemingly just to catch up, but it turns out she has a shocking proposal that not only puts a “past due” stamp on their own their lives, but has the power to affect the lives of generations to come.

2018 UK Writers’ Guild Award for Best Play

“astonishing and thrilling” – New York Times

“Baby-boomer guilt goes nuclear” – The Guardian (UK)

“Kirkwood is the most rewarding dramatist of her generation.”– The Independent (UK)